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Letting Loose
Eden is not all it's cracked up to be...
Jillie McAllister escaped to Paradise Beach to start over somewhere beautiful...and far away from her philandering ex-husband. But she's already lost her job, run over a mailbox, become embroiled in a heated small-town controversy...and run afoul of the local law in the person of the good-looking Chief of Police Blaise Corrigan.
But with a little love it can be heaven.
Jillie just wants to settle down and open a bookstore. Instead she's raising ire and eyebrows, most notably the Chief's. But the better Blaise gets to know his sometimes saucy, sometimes timid, always disarmingly honest new neighbor, the better he likes her. The caring cop's tenderness and obvious desire for Jillie are like a soothing balm to her battered soul, and a possible cure for all her troubles in paradise - even when her unwanted former spouse reappears to send her life into further turmoil. But Jillie is determined to weather the emotional storm, because her destiny has brought her to this magical place and wonderful new man. And her heart is begging her to stay.
Jillie McAllister escaped to Paradise Beach to start over somewhere beautiful...and far away from her philandering ex-husband. But she's already lost her job, run over a mailbox, become embroiled in a heated small-town controversy...and run afoul of the local law in the person of the good-looking Chief of Police Blaise Corrigan.
But with a little love it can be heaven.
Jillie just wants to settle down and open a bookstore. Instead she's raising ire and eyebrows, most notably the Chief's. But the better Blaise gets to know his sometimes saucy, sometimes timid, always disarmingly honest new neighbor, the better he likes her. The caring cop's tenderness and obvious desire for Jillie are like a soothing balm to her battered soul, and a possible cure for all her troubles in paradise - even when her unwanted former spouse reappears to send her life into further turmoil. But Jillie is determined to weather the emotional storm, because her destiny has brought her to this magical place and wonderful new man. And her heart is begging her to stay.
384 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1998
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January 28, 2026
The writing felt disconnected, surface. Several sentences, paragraphs, seemed like quoting a civil service announcement. The book was too long; it could have been 100 pages shorter and told the same story. And why did she not even think about that he would not commit until she gets a sizeable inheritance.
As a final disconnect the book cover has a poodle on it while the dogs in the book, one a primary character, are an Aireidale and the other was a Husky/Lab mix. Petty, I know, but another irritation.
As a final disconnect the book cover has a poodle on it while the dogs in the book, one a primary character, are an Aireidale and the other was a Husky/Lab mix. Petty, I know, but another irritation.
December 25, 2017
This was a thoroughly fun read, a lighthearted romance with engaging characters. Now, I won't be actually going out of my way to collect this author, but I will most happily read anything by her that comes my way!
March 13, 2011
I really enjoyed this charming, romantic, and funny book. I'm a sucker for a cat or dog as an important character, even if some people thing he is a demon dog. Go Rover! It isn't often a book can make me laugh out loud, but this one did.
October 10, 2012
This is an author that I have read a lot of and have added her books to my 'keeper' book shelf. Most I have read at least twice and some even more than that.
December 27, 2012
It was a pretty good story. However, the exes were just driving me nuts!!!
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